1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans Basketball file:1978CSUFtitanslogo.png 250 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 23–9 9–5 Bobby Dye 5th Mel Sims Gary Youngblood Titan Gym(Capacity: 4,000) PCAA tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1977–78 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by head coach Bobby Dye, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–9, 9–5 in PCAA play to finish in third place. In the championship game of the PCAA tournament, they defeated Long Beach State to win the tournament and receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 4 at-large (4L) seed in the West region, they upset New Mexico and San Francisco to reach the regional final. Despite a valiant effort, the Titans fell to Arkansas in the Elite Eight.CLOSE, BUT NO GLASS SLIPPER https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/03/27/close-but-no-glass-slipper https://web.archive.org/web/20201020041306/https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/03/27/close-but-no-glass-slipper dead October 20, 2020 Sports Illustrated March 27, 1978 January 28, 2023 Roster 1977 Cal State Fullerton Titans y yes Greg Bunch y 30 F 6 6 190 SR San Bernardino, California Pacific Keith Anderson G 6 2 180 JR Los Angeles, California Verbum Dei George Barrios G 6 0 170 FR Fountain Valley, California Fountain Valley Reggie Burt F 6 4 190 SR Fort Wayne, Indiana Merced JC Kevin Heenan G 6 4 175 JR Placentia, California El Dorado Tom Morgan F/G 6 6 205 SO Rancho Palos Verdes, California Boise State Mike Niles y F 6 6 225 JR Los Angeles, California Jefferson Greg Palm C/F 6 8 195 FR Detroit, Michigan Mumford Dave Rohde C 6 11 240 SO Fountain Valley, California Loyola Marymount Daryl Roper C 6 8 200 SO Los Angeles, California John C. Fremont Mike Route F 6 4 185 JR Chicago, Illinois Indiana State Steve Shaw F/C 6 8 215 SR Redondo Beach, California El Camino JC Bobby Dye (Idaho State) Mel Sims Gary Youngblood https://fullertontitans.com/documents/sports/m-baskbl/archives/pdfs/77-78-roster.pdf https://fullertontitans.com/documents/sports/m-baskbl/archives/pdfs/77-78-roster.pdf 77-78-roster fullertontitans.com April 3, 2025 Schedule and results yes yes 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1977 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Cal State Fullerton Titans| Non-conference regular season Nov 26, 1977 8:00 p.m. yes yes 1977 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 61–69 10,500 0–1 Dec 3, 1977 7:30 p.m. yes 1977 men Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Los Angeles State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 87–72 2,479 1–1 Dec 6, 1977 7:30 p.m. yes 1977 men Chapman Panthers Chapman Titan Gym Fullerton, California 98–72 2,112 2–1 Dec 9, 1977 7:00 p.m. yes yes William & Mary Marriott Center Provo, Utah Cougar Classic 62–67 14,385 2–2 Dec 10, 1977 9:00 p.m. yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah Cougar Classic 80–75 11,128 3–2 Dec 12, 1977 7:30 p.m. yes 1977 men Parkside Rangers Wisconsin–Parkside Titan Gym Fullerton, California 65–59 OT 1,166 4–2 Dec 17, 1977 7:30 p.m. yes Boise State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 74–57 1,692 5–2 Dec 19, 1977 7:30 p.m. yes 1977 men Aurora Spartans Aurora Titan Gym Fullerton, California 77–47 892 6–2 Dec 21, 1977 7:00 p.m. yes yes Los Angeles State Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon Portland Classic 92–77 1,500 7–2 Dec 22, 1977 9:00 p.m. yes yes 1977 men Portland State Vikings Portland State Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon Portland Classic 80–62 1,778 8–2 Jan 3, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes yes Chapman Orange, California 70–64 1,012 9–2 Jan 7, 1978 7:30 p.m. yes Illinois State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 85–88 3,290 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Cal State Fullerton Titans| PCAA regular season Jan 12, 1978 7:30 p.m. 1977 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Titan Gym Fullerton, California 56–54 2,317 10–3 1–0 Jan 14, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes UC Irvine Crawford Hall Irvine, California 88–59 1,382 11–3 2–0 Jan 19, 1978 7:30 p.m. 1977 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 81–66 2,078 12–3 3–0 Jan 21, 1978 7:30 p.m. 1977 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Titan Gym Fullerton, California 79–61 3,117 13–3 4–0 Jan 26, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes 1977 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 69–94 3,204 13–4 4–1 Jan 28, 1978 7:30 p.m. 1977 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 83–81 3,499 14–4 5–1 Feb 1, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes 1977 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 47–55 6,266 14–5 5–2 Feb 4, 1978 7:30 p.m. Fresno State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 54–48 3,112 15–5 6–2 Feb 9, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes Long Beach State Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California 84–88 5,130 15–6 6–3 Feb 11, 1978 7:30 p.m. San Diego State Titan Gym Fullerton, California 70–76 3,202 15–7 6–4 Feb 16, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes Pacific Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California 62–71 2,600 15–8 6–5 Feb 18, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes San Jose State Independence High School San Jose, California 80–78 1,551 16–8 7–5 Feb 23, 1978 7:30 p.m. UC Irvine Titan Gym Fullerton, California 83–75 1,432 17–8 8–5 Feb 25, 1978 8:00 p.m. yes UC Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, California 85–67 1,434 18–8 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Cal State Fullerton Titans| PCAA tournament Mar 2, 1978 yes 3 San Jose State 6 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Quarterfinals 88–78 3,681 19–8 Mar 3, 1978 yes 3 San Diego State 2 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Semifinals 64–50 5,894 20–8 Mar 4, 1978 yes yes 3 Long Beach State 5 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Championship game 64–53 6,692 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Cal State Fullerton Titans| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1978 yes yes W 4L New Mexico 5 W 2Q ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona First Round 90–85 11,316 22–8 Mar 16, 1978 yes yes W 4L San Francisco 11 W 3Q University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico West Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 75–72 17,750 23–8 Mar 18, 1978 yes yes W 4L Arkansas 5 W 2L University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico West Regional Final Elite Eight 58–61 18,144 23–9 AP Poll Pacific Time W West Sources:https://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/1977-78/schedule 1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics en January 28, 2023CSU Fullerton Titans 1977–78 Statistics https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cal-state-fullerton/1978.html College Basketball Reference January 28, 2023https://fullertontitans.com/documents/sports/m-baskbl/archives/pdfs/77-78-schedule.pdf 77-78-schedule fullertontitans.com April 3, 2025https://fullertontitans.com/documents/sports/m-baskbl/archives/pdfs/77-78-stats-results.pdf 77-78-stats-results fullertontitans.com April 3, 2025 References Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball seasons Category:1970s in Orange County, California Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball Cal State Fullerton